Newspaper holder



Dec. 15, 1925- E. P. CHALFANT NEWSPAPER HOLDER Filed April' 14. 1925 INVENTOR Patented Dec. 15, 1925.

EDWARD P. CHALFANT, OF YONKERS, NEW YORK NEWSPAPER HOLDER.

Application filed April 14, 1925.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EDWARD P. CHALFANT, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Yonkers, county of Vestchester, and

.- State of New York, have invented a new and useful Newspaper Holder, of which the following is a specification.

The present invention relates to a holder for newspapers or the like, and is more particularly directed toward a form of holder suitable for supporting newspapers or magazines on the dining table, or for supporting papers, books, drawings, charts, menus, and the like on tables, shelves or show cases in a position so that they can be readily observed. By employing a device such as is to be described, one is able to support a newspaper or other article where it may be easily read. At the same time very little space on the table is used. The device has therefore been found to be very convenient for use when reading newspapers at the breakfast table, for in this position it does not spread over the table or cover the dishes.

The present invention contemplates the making of a holder for this purpose out of a single piece of bent wirewhich is formed into proper shape to support the paper, and it is an object of the present invention to so form and shape the piece of wire that the paper or other object may readily be inserted into the holder and carried at a convenient reading angle, and so that the device is stable enough to prevent overturning the paper.

The single figure .in the accompanying drawing shows, for purposes of illustration, one of the many forms in which the present invention may be embodied.

The present holder is preferably made out of a piece of wire by suitably bending it, although of course, it may be made out of other material. In making up the holder, one selects a suitable length and size of wire and bends it so as to provide two support ing feet 10 and 11, which are adapted to rest on the table. At the rear of the feet the wire is bent somewhat as indicated at 12 so as to bring the wire forward of the rear part of the feet. It is then bent again as indicated at 13, and then extended upwardly to provide legs 14. These legs extend up some distance above the table and are connected by a central portion 15, which may be parallel to the table, or may be Serial No. 23,093.

curved as desired. The material at the front of the feet 10 and 11 is bent upwardly and rearwardly as indicated at 16, and is brought forward of legs 14, where it is carried upwardly as indicated at 17. The portions 1" and the lower portions of the legs 14 are preferably spaced slightly so as to provide yielding clips, which are adapted to receive and grip the newspaper. In order that the paper may be more easily passed between these parts the ends 18 of the wire are preferably bent forwardly as indicated.

To permit holding the newspaper in a comfortable reading position, the legs 14 are preferably bent at such an angle to the base portions 10 and 11, that the paper is inclined backwardly at a slight angle. This angle is preferably just suflicient to insure that the paper leans backward. The rear portions of the feet are carried back far enough to overcome any tendency for the holder to over-turn.

Devices such as here shown, are well suited for the purpose of holding newspapers so that one can read the paper while eating. They take up very little space on the table and may be placed in any convenient position to suit the convenience of the lBZtClGlZ.

They are also suitable for displaying many forms of merchandise, menus, advertising cards, etc.

It is obvious that the invention may be embodied in many forms and constructions, and I wish it to be understood the particular form shown is but one of the many forms. being possible, I do not limit myself in any respect thereto.

hat is claimed is:

1. A device for supporting newspapers or the like on a table, said device being in the form of a single piece of bent wire having a central portion carried above the table by downwardly extending leg portions each of which has a supporting foot in the form of a bent loop, the upper side of the loop ex tending rearwardly from the leg, the lower side being fiat to rest on the table and the upper front end being spaced from the corresponding leg to permit the insertion of the paper.

2. A holder for supporting a newspaper on a table in reading position, said holder being in the form of a single piece of bent wire having spaced apart legs and supporting feet, the feet being in the form of two Various modifications and changes vertical parallel loops whose lower sides are adapted to rest on the table and support the holder and newspaper, the upper front end of the loops cooperating with the corresponding legs to for-1n yielding paper engaging clips, the logs leaning baclnvardly at a slight angle and the feet extending rcarwardly sutticient to prevent over-turning when the newspaper is inserted.

3. A device for supporting a newspaper or the like from a table, said device being in the form of a single piece of bent wire having an inverted U-shaped upper portion carried above the table by downwardly extending leg portions in the form of substantially parallel loops, each loop being in the plane of the corresponding side of the U, and including rearwardly bent upper portions and forwardly extending base portions adapted to rest on the table, the end portions of the piece of wire being bent up adjacent to the lower part of the leg portions and spaced therefrom.

EDWARD P. GHALFANT. 

